The story of Minecraft is one of the saddest in gaming history

Notch never followed up his miracle creation. Neither did Tetris’ Alexey Pajitnov. How come only one of them could live with ...
Hackaday

Real Robot Makes Debut In Programming Game

Sometimes the right tool for the right job appears almost out of nowhere. That was certainly the case for [Jonathan] who came across an unusual but well-designed robot at a secondhand shop. The ...

You are not in control: How games use player agency to explore addiction

The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.
The New York Times

NBA All-Star is fun again? First-of-its-kind format leads to surprisingly competitive event

Even though his team lost, Kawhi Leonard, showing out in his home arena, had a big hand in making the All-Star Game fun again on Sunday. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif. – ...
TweakTown

Unity AI will let you create 'full casual games' with text prompts and no coding experience

TL;DR: Unity's upgraded AI, launching in beta at GDC, enables developers to create full casual games using natural language prompts without coding. Leveraging advanced models from OpenAI and Meta, ...
The Verge

AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to

Project Genie is an underwhelming glimpse into what may come. Project Genie is an underwhelming glimpse into what may come. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The ...